As Obama's popularity drops, so do sales of his merchandise
Two years into his presidency, Obama's approval ratings have fallen like those of most of his predecessors, who tended to dip in the polls about halfway through a term. Then again, most presidents aren't an industry unto themselves. The people who have made bank despite a bad economy are certainly taking notice.
Souvenir vendors in Washington say once-thriving sales of the garish merchandise fawning over the president are nowhere near what they were. Sales peaked at the height of Obamamania, between the election and the inauguration, but vendors said that Obama paraphernalia still moved from their shelves through much of 2009.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/11/AR2010091104540.html
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